Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Does the Minister agree that overall it is blatant bad governance and does he accept that until legislation is changed the guidelines are not worth the paper they are written on because there are loopholes? The Minister knows that legislation supersedes guidelines and that no contract supersedes law. Will he amend the underpinning legislation for semi-State chief executives? He can change the law, as he is doing now in respect of the judges. Would he amend section 30 of the Harbours Act 1996? That would stamp it out once and for all. It is quite a simple thing to do and it would be sorted if there was a will to do that.

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